Spinoza:idea

 

By idea, I understand a conception of the mind which the mind forms because it is a thinking thing.

 

Explanation. I use the word conception rather than perception because the name perception seems to indicate that the mind is passive in its relation to the object. But the word conception seems to express the action of the mind.

(Ethics, 2D3)

 

Category: Spinoza


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